GAPSE Conference Presentation Proposal
Call for Proposals: Georgia APSE Conference 2025
October 28-29, 2025 | Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon, GA

Georgia APSE invites you to submit proposals to present at our upcoming conference, This event brings together professionals, advocates, and individuals with disabilities to advance Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) and foster inclusive workplaces.

Just like a powerful rhythm drives momentum, we seek presentations that energize and generate action toward an Employment First Georgia. We encourage engaging proposals  including but not limited to those describing:

Best practices in CIE

Policy and advocacy updates

Innovative employment supports

Employer partnerships

Lived experiences and self-advocacy

Our rubric is out of 50 points, with point values assigned to specific questions.

Submission Deadline: Friday, August 8th 
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, August 22nd

Selected speakers will be eligible for early bird rates.

Join us in setting the pace for a future where every individual has the opportunity to thrive in meaningful, competitive employment. Submit your proposal today!

If you need an accommodation to complete this form, please contact Tracy Rackensperger, Ph.D. at trackens@uga.edu.
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All presenters must agree to the following. Do you agree to present at any of the session times? The session times are:

Tuesday, October 28th, 2:40pm-3:40pm
Tuesday, October 28th, 3:50pm-4:50pm
Wednesday, October 29h, 9:20am-10:20am
Wednesday, October 29h, 10:30am-11:30am
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All presenters must agree to the following. Do you agree to produce all materials in plain language and digitally accessible formats? *
We plan to provide  Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP)    for those interested. All presenters must agree to the following. Do you agree to present content complying with the Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) CEU Domain 1 Application of Core Values and Principles to Practice? 

The values and principles are:

All people having the right to work and being entitled to equal access to employment in the general workforce (zero exclusion)

All people have the right to earn wages commensurate with wages earned by others in similar positions in similar industries in the general workforce

Disability etiquette

People First Language

Job seeker strengths, interests, and talents

Full inclusion in the general workforce

Self-determination and empowerment

Providing community-based services outside institutional, group, and pre-vocational settings

Involvement of job seeker in the employment process as a collaborative effort that includes paid and non-paid supports

Impact of employment services history on current practice

Legislation and regulations related to employment

Funding sources for employment services
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Who will present? Please supply the names and affiliations of all presenters. Please hit the return key after inputting the information for each presenter. *
What is the e-mail address or phone number of the lead presenter? *
What is the title of your presentation?
What is your presentation about? Please provide a 500-1,000 word summary of your presentation. (20 out of 50 points)
Please list four learning objectives of your presentation. Begin each objective with the phase, "participants will...".  Please hit the return key after inputting the information for each objective.  (10 out of 50 points) *
If your presentation compliments the conference theme (The Rhythm of Opportunity: Advancing Employment First in Georgia), please explain how.   (5 out of 50 points)
We strongly encourage stakeholder involvement. If your presentation actively involves a person with disabilities in the creation of its' content,  please explain how. (10 out of 50 points)
We strongly encourage stakeholder involvement.  If your presentation actively involves a family member of a person with disabilities in the creation of its' content,  please explain how. (5 out of 50 points)
If you need accommodations to present, please describe them in the text box below.
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